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Toot and Puddle are the best of friends. But when Toot leaves Woodcock Pocket to travel and see the world, Puddle chooses to stay at home. Just when Puddle begins to miss his old friend, he embarks on some of his own adventures-right at home. Finally, after Toot returns from…

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2 authors picked Toot & Puddle (Toot & Puddle, 1) as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The grass is not always greener on the other side, especially with these two friends. One wants to travel the world (deserts! mountains! tundra!), while the other wants to stay at home (swimming! baking! ice skating!). Rather than be envious of each other, they share their adventures via postcards and the recipient’s own experience is further deepened. Inspired by this exchange, for many years a friend and I would alternate being “Toot” or “Puddle,” sending postcards to each other about our adventures near and far.

From Kevin's list on seeing things differently.

Okay, all this thinking about friends in fiction makes me nostalgic for when my kids were little and my wife and I would read to them before bed. We read them fairy tales and myths and our favorites, like Toot & Puddle, that we’re saving for the next generation. There’s a quiet simplicity about the Toot & Puddle books that prepares a reader for the ups and downs of any friendship. Friends get in fights. Friends aren’t always in the same mood. Friends have different fears, desires, and dreams. Toot & Puddle show us something essential about friendship: the…

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